The White Whale, Though Ahab, Is Sordidness

In times of strong emotion, mankind disdain all base considerations. But such times are evanescent. The permanent constitutional condition of the manufactured man, thought ahab is sordidness. Granting that the white whale fully incites the hearts of this my savage crew, and playing round their savageness even breeds a certain generous night errantism in them. Still, while for the love of it, they give chase to moby dick, they must also have food for their more common daily appetites. I will not strip these men,. thought ahab, of all hopes of cash, a cash they may scorn cash now, but let some months go by and no prospective promise